How bad is it?

[tmleadr03]

Not quite, but kind of. People talk about the US protecting its interests abroad, but those interests, wouldn't be of interest if they were not producing money.



None of what you said has anything to do with government though. Also, please explain how corporations are tied in with government spending. Corporations are not nearly as evil, nor powerful as scared people make them out to be.

The thing about our interests overseas we are not getting money from them. The Iraq war was touted by the left as a war for oil, did the US get oil? Nope. Companies based in the US got some? Kinda. Most of the money stayed overseas. We do not create money producing interests overseas.

[Ronin13]

The thing about our interests overseas we are not getting money from them. The Iraq war was touted by the left as a war for oil, did the US get oil? Nope. Companies based in the US got some? Kinda. Most of the money stayed overseas. We do not create money producing interests overseas.

Nope. Look at Afghanistan... We have multiple "nation building" firms over there, KBR, Dynacorp Construction, but they're being paid by the US Gov. Then you have things like the Anyak Copper mine (Afghanistan's largest, and the 4th biggest copper deposit in Asia)- who got the contract to mine there? China.

Then don't get me started on all the "little guys" we and our allies have helped out over the years. We aren't exactly collecting on that debt. I'm with Sharpie, I'll opt out of Soc Sec and Medicaid/medicare too!

ETA: On government programs, our buddy Ron said it best:
“No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth.” -Ronald Reagan, the last great president.